The Western Flyer, which found a home in Moss Landing on Monterey Bay following its major renovation, is sailing for the Gulf ...
On Sunday, the newly restored Western Flyer fishing boat will retrace its historic route, for the first time since 1940.
The Western Flyer is best known for its 1940 Sea of Cortez expedition with author John Steinbeck and marine biologist Ed ...
On Sunday, the newly restored Western Flyer fishing boat will retrace its historic route, for the first time since 1940.
The sardine boat built in 1937 was at the center of Steinbeck’s 1951 nonfiction book “The Log From the Sea of Cortez.” ...
I’ve been waiting my entire life for this voyage,” said Captain Paul Tate. “I’m ready to get into the sea and really looking ...
More than 1000 people -- shoulder-to-shoulder in bleachers, on the ground and on folding chairs -- jammed the Clackamas ...
THIS IS THE WESTERN FLYER. IT SET SAIL FOR THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA 85 YEARS AGO... FROM OLD FISHERMAN'S WHARF. AMONG THE CREW, WAS RENOWNED AUTHOR JOHN STEINBECK AND MARINE BIOLOGIST ED RICKETTS.
MONTEREY — Eighty-five years ago, to the week, the Western Flyer set sail for the Gulf of California. Amongst the crew were renowned author John Steinbeck and marine biologist Ed Ricketts ...